Poet and playwright. Née Smith. Sister-in-law to Caroline Norton. Born in Whitehaven,
Cumberland. Married twice, Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Esmé Stewart Erskine
in 1809 and James Norton in 1819. Lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Author of *The
Martyr: A Tragedy* (1848) and *The Gossip: A Collection of Tales* (1852). Biographical
information: *Curran Index*, *At the Circulating Library. (SP, CC)